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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      19,785</td>
<td class="r data">       1,629</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,259</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
<td class="r data">      17,526</td>
<td class="r data">       1,330</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      25,896</td>
<td class="r data">       1,846</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,348</td>
<td class="r data">         388</td>
<td class="r data">    11.6</td>
<td class="r data">      22,548</td>
<td class="r data">       1,458</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      26,312</td>
<td class="r data">       1,569</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,823</td>
<td class="r data">         355</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      22,489</td>
<td class="r data">       1,214</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      24,408</td>
<td class="r data">       1,358</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,822</td>
<td class="r data">         318</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">      20,586</td>
<td class="r data">       1,040</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      22,420</td>
<td class="r data">       1,153</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,688</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
<td class="r data">      18,732</td>
<td class="r data">         903</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      19,149</td>
<td class="r data">       1,021</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,424</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,725</td>
<td class="r data">         781</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      16,467</td>
<td class="r data">         922</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,553</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,914</td>
<td class="r data">         665</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      14,409</td>
<td class="r data">         963</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,294</td>
<td class="r data">         247</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">      11,115</td>
<td class="r data">         716</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      12,956</td>
<td class="r data">         898</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,148</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">       9,808</td>
<td class="r data">         669</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      10,715</td>
<td class="r data">         694</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,543</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,172</td>
<td class="r data">         497</td>
<td class="r data">     6.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      16,274</td>
<td class="r data">       1,314</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,869</td>
<td class="r data">         245</td>
<td class="r data">    13.1</td>
<td class="r data">      14,405</td>
<td class="r data">       1,069</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      21,244</td>
<td class="r data">       1,460</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,885</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">    11.6</td>
<td class="r data">      18,359</td>
<td class="r data">       1,124</td>
<td class="r data">     6.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      21,034</td>
<td class="r data">       1,201</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,263</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">      17,771</td>
<td class="r data">         903</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      18,860</td>
<td class="r data">       1,004</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,147</td>
<td class="r data">         270</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
<td class="r data">      15,713</td>
<td class="r data">         734</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      16,714</td>
<td class="r data">         856</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,973</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
<td class="r data">      13,741</td>
<td class="r data">         661</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      13,805</td>
<td class="r data">         736</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,787</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,018</td>
<td class="r data">         535</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      12,063</td>
<td class="r data">         669</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,000</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,063</td>
<td class="r data">         462</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      10,541</td>
<td class="r data">         711</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,761</td>
<td class="r data">         208</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,780</td>
<td class="r data">         503</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       9,657</td>
<td class="r data">         654</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,656</td>
<td class="r data">         185</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,001</td>
<td class="r data">         469</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       8,135</td>
<td class="r data">         504</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,136</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,999</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,511</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">         390</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,121</td>
<td class="r data">         261</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       4,652</td>
<td class="r data">         386</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">         463</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
<td class="r data">       4,189</td>
<td class="r data">         334</td>
<td class="r data">     8.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       5,278</td>
<td class="r data">         368</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
<td class="r data">         560</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">       4,718</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       5,548</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
<td class="r data">         675</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,873</td>
<td class="r data">         306</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       5,706</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
<td class="r data">         715</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,991</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       5,344</td>
<td class="r data">         285</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">         637</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">     6.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,707</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,404</td>
<td class="r data">         253</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">         553</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,851</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,868</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">         533</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,335</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,299</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">         492</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,807</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,580</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,173</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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